• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2017

In this study, an artificial solar simulator composed of a 2.5 kW Xe-Arc lamp and mirror reflector was used to carry out the solar thermal two step thermochemical water decomposition cycle which can produce high efficiency continuous hydrogen production. Through various operating conditions, the change of hydrogen production due to the possibility of a dual-zone reactor and heat recovery were experimentally analyzed. Based on the reaction temperature of Thermal-Reduction step and Water-Decomposition step at $1,400^{\circ}C$ and $1,000^{\circ}C$ respectively, the hydrogen production decreased by 23.2% under the power off condition, and as a result of experiments using heat recovery technology, the hydrogen production increased by 33.8%. Therefore, when a thermochemical two-step water decomposition cycle is conducted using a dual-zone reactor with heat recovery, it is expected that the cycle can be operated twice over a certain period of time and the hydrogen production amount is increased by at least 53.5% compared to a single reactor.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.144-154
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• 2016

HT-PEMFC (high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell) using PA (phosphoric acid) doped PBI (polybenzimidazole) membrane has been researched for extending the lifetime. However, the existing work on durability of HT-PEMFC focuses on identifying degradation causes of lab scale. The short life time of HT-PEMFC is still the problem for its commercialization. In this paper, an operating method to maximize life time of 5kW HT-PEMFC stack are proposed. The proposed method includes major steps such as minimization of OCV (Open Circuit Voltage) exposure, control of the proper stack temperature, and N2 purging for the stack. This long life operating method was based on the fragmentary results of degradation from previous research works. Experimentally, the 5 kW homemade HT-PEMFC stack was operated for a long time based on the proposed method and the stack successfully can operate within the desired degradation rate for the target life time.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.562-570
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• 2016

At the carbon dioxide capture process using the aqueous amine solution, degradation of absorbents is main factor to reducing the process performance. Also, degradation mechanism of absorbent is important for understanding the environmental risk, route of degradation products, health risk etc. In this study, the degradation products of MEA were studied to clarify mechanism in thermal degradation process. The degradation products were analyzed using a $^1H$ NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and $^{13}C$ NMR. The analysis methods used in this study provide guidelines that could be used to develop a degradation inhibitor of absorbent and a corrosion inhibitor.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.517-522
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• 2023

고분자전해질 연료전지 (PEMFC)에 공기와 수소를 공급하고 개회로전압 (OCV) 상태에서 가습/건조를 반복하는 고분자막의 화학적/기계적 내구성 평가법이 사용되고 있다. 이 프로토콜에서 가습/건조가 반복되면 전압 상승/감소가 반복되어 전극 열화도 발생한다. 막 내구성이 우수한 경우 전압 변화 횟수가 증가해, 전극 열화에 의해 평가가 종료되어 원래 목적인 막 내구성 평가를 할 수 없는 문제가 발생하기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 미국 에너지부 (DOE)와 동일한 프로토콜을 사용하되 cathode 가스로 공기대신 산소를 사용하고 가습/건조시간과 유량도 증가시켜 막의 화학적/기계적 열화 속도를 증가시켜서 고분자막 내구 평가 시간을 단축시킴으로서 이와 같은 문제를 개선하고자 하였다. Nafion 211 막전극접합체(MEA) 내구성 평가를 공기 대신 산소를 사용해서 가속화도를 2.6배 증가시켜 2,300 사이클만에 평가 종료하였다. 본 프로토콜에 의해 고분자막도 가속 열화되고, 전극 촉매도 가속 열화되어 고분자막과 전극의 내구성을 동시에 평가할 수 있는 이점도 있었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2016

수소는 공해가 없는 청정에너지 자원으로, 이를 활용하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 점차 생산 및 소비량이 늘어날 것으로 전망된다. 그러나 수소의 열화학적 특성 상 매우 높은 가연성을 가지며, 특히 밀폐공간에서 수소 가스가 누출되는 경우에 위험성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 전산유체역학 해석기법을 적용하여 밀폐된 공간 내부의 수소가스 누출 현상에 대한 수치해석 연구를 수행하였고, 실험결과와 비교하였다. 또한, 검증된 해석기법을 적용하여 누출공의 크기에 따른 가스 확산 거동에 대하여 해석하고 다양한 기법을 통해 분석하였다. 누출 시간 경과에 따른 공간 내의 가연영역을 누출공 크기 별로 확인하고, 가연영역의 체적분율을 통하여 누출공의 크기가 증가할수록 공간 내부의 가연영역은 급속히 성장함을 확인하였다. 또한 수소 가스의 누출량과 가연영역이 천장까지 성장하는 최소 소요시간 사이의 관계를 도출하였다. 특정 모니터링 지점에서 가스 몰분율 분석을 통해 가스는 형상 규모의 영향을 받지 않고 등방적 특성으로 퍼져나감을 확인하였으며, 특정 지점에서의 가스 농도는 누출구로부터 발생하는 주 유동의 효과와 밀폐공간에서의 가스 누적 효과를 모두 고려해야 함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.309-316
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• 2006

Co-ferrite was synthesized by HEBM (High Energy Ball Milling) with a stoichiometric (Co/Fe=0.5/2.5) mixture of CoO and $Fe_2O_3$ powders. The effect of milling time on the phase transformation of the mixture was investigated by XRD. Mono-phase solid solution of Co-ferrite, which was milled for 4 h and then calcined at $900^{\circ}C$ in the Ar atmosphere, was confirmed by XRD analysis. The composition and thermal reduction behavior of Co-ferrite were analyzed by TGA and XRF. As a result, oxygen deficient Co-ferrite was synthesized by HEBM and the weight decrease of the Co-ferrite, which was oxidized at $600^{\circ}C$ for 10h by $H_2O$ vapor, was 2.41 wt% during thermal reduction at $1300^{\circ}C$.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2008

The two-step thermochemical cycle was examined on the $CeO_2$, YSZ, and $ZrO_2$-supported $NiFe_2O_4$ to investigate the effects of support material addition. The supported $NiFe_2O_4$ was prepared by the aerial oxidation method. Thermal reduction was conducted at 1573K and 1523K while water-splitting was carried out at 1073K. Supporting $NiFe_2O_4$ on $CeO_2$, YSZ and $ZrO_2$ alleviated the high-temperature sintering of iron-oxide. As a result, the supported $NiFe_2O_4$ exhibited greater reactivity and repeatability in the water-splitting cycle as compared to the unsupported $NiFe_2O_4$. Especially, $ZrO_2$-supported $NiFe_2O_4$ showed better sintering inhibition effect than other supporting materials, but hydrogen production amount was decreased as cycle repeated. In case of $CeO_2$-supported $NiFe_2O_4$, improvement of hydrogen production was found when the thermal reduction was conducted at 1573K. It was deduced that redox reaction of $CeO_2$ activated above 1573K.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.581-587
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• 2012

Thermal aging effect on NSR kinetics was studied over Pt/Co/Fe/Ba/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst. The amount of $NO_x$ uptake over Pt/Co/Fe/Ba/$Al_2O_3$ calcined at $400^{\circ}C$ increased with increasing NSR temperature from $200^{\circ}C$ to $400^{\circ}C$, where amount of $NO_x$ uptake is the highest at $400^{\circ}C$ with mol ratio of $NO_x$/Ba = 0.5. Thereafter, the amount of $NO_x$ uptake at $400^{\circ}C$ decreased with the higher calcination temperature, where Pt/Co/Fe/Ba/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst calcined at $700^{\circ}C$ showed an amount of $NO_x$ uptake with the mol ratio of $NO_x$/Ba=0.062. Result of XRD and NSR showed that Fe addition into Pt/Co/Fe/Ba/$Al_2O_3$ suppressed sintering of Pt crystallites and make $NO_x$ uptake larger, compared to no addition of Fe into Pt/Co/Fe/Ba/$Al_2O_3$ catalyst. From BET result, it was found that the change of specific surface area was relatively small by the thermal aging process. Therefore, it was found that the sintering of Pt crystallites caused the decrease of $NO_x$ uptake during NSR reaction and Fe played a role to suppress the sintering process of Pt crystallites caused by thermal aging.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2009

화석연료의 고갈과 환경문제로 인해 대체에너지 개발의 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이에 거론되고 있는 대체에너지 중에서 물로부터 수소를 생산하는 기술은 탄소발생이 없는 매우 장래가 유망한 기술이다. IS 열화학적 물분해 공정은 거론되는 방법 중 매우 유망한 기술로 에너지원으로 900$^{\circ}C$ 이상의 열을 공급할 수 있는 고온가스냉각로(HTGR)를 시용하여 매우 능률적으로 수소를 생산할 수 있는 방법이다. 본 연구에서는 IS공정 의 초기사건을 도출하기 위해 주논리도(MLD)방법이 사용되어 화학물질의 유출을 야기할 수 있는 초기사건 9가지가 도출되었다. 또한 도출된 9가지 초기사건 중 6가지를 선정, 사건수목을 이용하여 정량화하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2011

Fe, Ni and Co, typical active components, were dispersed on $Al_2O_3$ and $TiO_2$ for $SO_3$ decomposition. $SO_3$ decomposition was conducted at the temperature ranges from $750^{\circ}C$ to $950^{\circ}C$ using the prepared catalysts. Alumina based catalysts showed the surface areas higher than Titania based catalysts, which resulted from spinel structure formation of alumina based catalysts. Catalytic $SO_3$ decomposition reaction rates were in the order of Fe>Co${\gg}$Ni. The metal sulfate decomposition temperature were in the order of Ni>Co>Fe from TGA/DTA analysis of metal sulfate. During $SO_3$ decomposition, metal sulfate can form on the catalysts. $SO_2$ and $O_2$ can be produced from the decomposition of metal sulfate. In that point of view, the less is the metal sulfate deomposition temperature, the higher can be the $SO_3$ decomposition activity of the metal component. Therefore, it can be concluded that metal component with the low metal sulfate decomposition temperature is the pre-requisite condition of the catalysts for $SO_3$ decomposition reaction.